Russia wants to punish soldiers who use mobile phones in Ukraine war to prevent espionage

Russia wants to punish soldiers caught using mobile phones during the war with Ukraine. The measure aims to prevent the devices from being used to track the location of troops. The information was published by TASSthe country’s national news agency.

A bill prepared by the Defense Committee of the Federal Duma, the lower house of the Russian Federal Assembly, states: Internet-connected mobile phones contain data that could identify Russian troops or the location of the country’s forcesThe use of these devices will be considered a “serious breach of discipline” and could result in a prison sentence of up to 10 days.

According to CNNUkrainian and Russian military allegedly Leverage geolocation data to identify targets during conflictThey gather information from recordings, photos and messages and then coordinate attacks.

But the decision of the Federal Duma Russian military content creators under fireThey claim that politicians do not understand the nature of war.

This audience argues that the devices do not need to be banned, but rather replaced with solutions that provide advanced protection against data theft.

The war that started in February 2022, its reach had already spread into cyberspaceIn August 2023, the Five Eyes alliance (United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and New Zealand) warned that Russian hackers had hacked into the devices of Ukrainian soldiers to steal classified data.

The cyberattack was also noticed by the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), which stated that Android tablets belonging to the Ukrainian military were hacked.

Similarly, Russia claims that data was stolen from mobile phones. The Russian Defense Ministry stated that the attack in Makiivka, Donetsk, on January 1, 2023, was caused by the use of mobile phones.